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Scientists at Cardiff University have discovered an immune cell that is capable of attacking all forms of cancer. giving hope for the development of a universal treatment.
A new type of T cell (or T lymphocyte) has been discovered in the blood and is believed to carry a receptor never seen before. However, this T cell would be able to attack cancer cells by sparing healthy cells, as Cnews reports . With the particularity of tackling all cancers.
So far, only mouse tests have been conducted. Tests on humans will have to confirm their effectiveness. this would allow new types of treatments to be developed.
“Our discovery opens the prospect of a ‘unique’ cancer treatment, a single type of T-cell capable of destroying many types of cancer in the population. Until now, no one thought that this was possible,” explains the professor and researcher Andrew Stewell, cited by the BBC.
